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Amazon's Fire TV Cube can now handle two-way video calls
You'll need to hook up a compatible third-party webcam.
Amazon's Alexa-powered smart glasses are now more widely available
But now, a little over a year later, Echo Frames are available to anyone who wants them.
Alexa Routines now work with Amazon Fire TV
You can turn on your TV, coffee machine and smart lights with a single command.
Alexa is getting better at guessing your intentions
Alexa can now infer a user's “latent goals” based on what the person is asking it.
Amazon makes it easier to link smart home devices to Alexa
Device Discovery will soon be available for all US users.
After Math: Premium Pricing
Netflix is raising the price of standard and premium plans in the US Netflix is yet again getting a little more expensive. The company announced last week that its standard plan will now cost $14, a dollar increase, and its premium plan will rise two dollars to $18 a month.
Amazon's Echo Show and Fire TV devices hit all-time lows in Alexa birthday sale
Now may be a great time to pick up that Amazon device you’ve been eyeing, because the e-commerce giant is selling several Echo Show and Fire TV models at deep discounts to celebrate Alexa’s birthday. Amazon first announced the voice assistant in 2014, and it’s celebrating its sixth birthday on November 6th — think of these deals as an extended sale that makes the devices available at much lower prices, some of them being all-time lows. The Echo Show 8, to start with, now only costs $65, or half what it usually costs.
The first Alexa-connected toy kitchen goes on sale for $300
After making its debut at Toy Fair 2020 earlier this year, KidKraft’s 2-in-1 Alexa Kitchen and Market is now available to buy.
Amazon enables a smart home Device Dashboard on some Fire tablets
Now you don't have to yell to ask Alexa for help.
Amazon Echo (2020) review: Small in stature, mighty in sound
It’s been over five years since the first Amazon Echo arrived, showing people how useful a virtual assistant in your home could be. Last year’s Echo was one of the best smart speakers we’d used, adding the improved speakers first found in 2018’s $150 Echo Plus at a lower $100 price point.
Fire TV devices will get improved hands-free features with Alexa
Amazon Fire TV devices will soon be able to do much more hands-free with paired Echo devices.
Nanoleaf adds Triangles to its colorful Shapes light panels
Nanoleaf has unveiled the latest light panels in its Shapes series, this time in the form of a triangle. Like the previous hexagon models, you can put them together in different patterns and mirror your TV, sync to music or control them with Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa and Apple HomeKit.
Amazon's Echo Show 5 drops to $45 in early Prime Day deal
The Amazon Echo Show 5 drops to an all-time-low price of $45 in this new early Prime Day deal.
Alexa’s Auto Mode turns your phone into a ‘driver-friendly’ display
Amazon believes Auto Mode will make it safer and easier to user your phone in the car.
Amazon's new Echos are cheaper if you pre-order two
Apple launched a new Echo speaker yesterday with a futuristic spherical design and new features borrowed from the Echo Studio and Echo Plus. It also unveiled a globe-shaped version of the budget Echo Dot. Normally, you’d pay full price to get all-new devices, but Amazon is offering the Echos at a discount from the get-go.
Alexa can bark at intruders from your Echo for $49 per year
Amazon will roll out its Guard Plus service this fall.
Amazon's Echo Show 10 rotates to follow you
At long last, you can watch Netflix on an Amazon smart display.
Alexa will seem more human with breathing pauses and learning skills
In addition to a new orb-shaped Echo speaker and a slew of other news today, Amazon announced new Alexa capabilities that might make the assistant seem more human. When it realizes it made a mistake, the assistant will correct itself or ask a question to “fill gaps in her understanding.” Amazon calls this feature Teachable AI, and it could help make Alexa much smarter and more powerful over time. The teaching capability will roll out first to smart home devices in the coming months and expand “to other areas in the future,” Amazon said.
Amazon's latest Echo speaker has an all-new spherical design
Amazon's new Echo looks like a sphere, sounds even better and has a built-in smart hub.
Alexa users can share their Routines with others
Have you crafted a useful Alexa Routine that helps you get out of bed, remember to finish certain tasks or have a more effective workout? Amazon has made both sharing and discovering Routines easier with shareable URL links for customers in the US, the company announced today. You can share a Routine you’ve created by accessing the Alexa app, selecting the Routine you want to share, then choosing whether you want the routine sent via text, email or social media.